Now that Kobe Bryant has publicly called out Dwight Howard, pleading with and prodding the big man to play through the pain in his injured shoulder, have we reached a tipping point in this crazier than crazy Lakers season?

NEW YORK — Pau Gasol was frustrated with his Los Angeles Lakers teammates after they allowed Jeremy Lin of the Knicks to go off for 38 points, and he has a warning about their upcoming game against the Toronto Raptors.
“It’s another tricky game,” Gasol said of tomorrow afternoon’s tilt in Toronto. “If you don’t come out ready to compete, ready to play and control the game with the team that we have and the players that we have, you know we